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DantesHavok wrote:As a UK resident I agree... Spastic is a very offensive word... To a British ear, it's one of the most taboo insults.

The current understanding of the word is well-illustrated by a BBC survey in 2003, which found that "spastic" was the second most offensive term in the UK relating to disability

Obviously the word has a different use and understanding in the US, this came to light when Tiger Woods said it live on UK TV about his performance which drew large shock and horror from many UK residents.

chunkydesign

mjc613 wrote:That's not the only reason. Woot has a PG-13 rule, partially because they like to sell shirts in kids' sizes. This is not something you put on a kid's shirt.

Have to admit that this made me laugh. A site that not long ago had a t-shirt with a rabbit with a bloody knife on one hand and the heart of an old farmer on the other, with him lying dead on the ground with his chest open, or on a lighter tone the t-shirt with godzilla and king kong french kissing, is now rejecting a design, because a "peeled" banana may be inapropriate for kids... Quite funny, indeed.

SnowQueenVT

Jasneko, I've been saving my sushi vote for a good time, it looks like now is a good time, my vote joins your hotness votes!

Still gearing up to show you or post our Jasneko lantern pictures...the photos are taken but still need to dump them into the computer, (then decide if I am ready to meet the world in these photos! it was late, no makeup type of deal...but will definately send to YOU!!!

leechei

kylemittskus

alexanderjd wrote:It never ceases to amaze me, the lengths to which people will stretch, in order to insult a ramyb design.

Saying that "animals drinking coffee" is a done deal is FAR to broad of claim. Why not just say "animals doing people things" is entirely off-limits, to cover the briefcase squirrel, too.

By that same logic, you can easily call half the fogged entries copies of something else.

Woot said it as well as us. And there exists a shirt with a bunny drinking coffee. Not an animal doing human stuff. The comparison is far more specific than you're trying to make it seem. For reference (and those who "have no idea what anyone is talking about another shirt":

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

tiernane

banzaaiii

funny thing is woot actually rejected for the title containing "starbucks".

other than in concept there is nothing similar about the two shirts (and the similar stuff is only one part of this shirt). woot has never rejected for "similar concept shirt exists". it has always had to physically look like another shirt. (though it depends on how loosely you define the concept. if the concept is a squirrel getting hyper on coffee, thats fairly specific, but if its "animal gets hyper on coffee", theres more room for differences so it doesnt qualify as similar shirt exist)

i guess it served its purpose though, this shirt wont win, which is no big loss. the rejection didnt do much to improve woots reputation as consistent and able rejectors though. they could have just changed the title upon printing, which they regularly do.

DianaSprinkle

Thank you so much everybody for the comments and votes. Soon I will pass my highest voted shirt on woot which was 417 votes. This will make me very happy, though I'm still in the hang zone and not likely to move into the fog. But hey votes! And maybe stickers if this doesn't get picked for an HM.

@Selene1212 - Ah yes, you are right on that. I will try to be careful on my word choice when describing them.

Drakxxx wrote:This is definitely the kind of fun and witty graphic I can see on all kinds of things besides a t-shirt. As was already mentioned, the stickers would be very cool. Great job as always Diana.

Thanks so much for the comment Drakxxx. I'm always glad to hear that you like my stuff. YAY!

@bassanimation - Ha ha ha, we'll have to see how the voting goes. But, oh boy the laser!

mikenytola

ForumLurker wrote:Again... what you call selective is actaually your incomplete understanding of the subtle nuances of the rules.

I was not talking about this design in particular, I was talking in general. The rules are not always enforced, it's not incomplete understanding, it's a factual observation that has been observed and complained about by many that frequent here.

spazmojack

skirochester

CrescentDebris wrote:I'm surprised this dropped out. I think it's really well done. The bird and nest are top notch. I actually heard about this entry before I saw it and I thought "That sounds cool but probably looks pretty crappy as a shirt" but after seeing it I was quite impressed. It's clear what's happening and it looks good doing it.

skirochester

vzfamily wrote:I love it! If this prints, it will be the first time I purchase a shirt for MYSELF and not my husband like I usually do! The ones I vote for RARELY print though - so I hope I didn't jinx it!

hah... thanks! and don't worry about the jinx. I usually feel the same way. My favorites rarely place. we'll see about this one. tough tough competition

svgarcia415

chunkydesign wrote:Have to admit that this made me laugh. A site that not long ago had a t-shirt with a rabbit with a bloody knife on one hand and the heart of an old farmer on the other, with him lying dead on the ground with his chest open, or on a lighter tone the t-shirt with godzilla and king kong french kissing, is now rejecting a design, because a "peeled" banana may be inapropriate for kids... Quite funny, indeed.

I agree, that is quite funny. Another note about the kids sizes argument: if the shirt is not appropriate for kids, then the parents' shouldn't buy it for their kids.

sarahjean1977

sasham62

RaveDroid wrote:Wow love this one, great job... You would totally have my vote if the design were larger on the shirt (a design that's actually too small for once??).

Well, shoot. I want your vote, and I can understand that you would want the design larger, but at the same time, I wanted to include the concept of the vastness of space and to give the little stars (and planets) a background to play against.
Maybe next time.

jwinogra

sasham62

lefthandedcrook wrote:the image looks a bit squashed. I used the 16"x20" format. Should i be using another size?

For your next submission:
The print-ready file, which has the colors separated on different levels needs to be 16" x 20" with 300 dpi, but that's a maximum. You can make the design smaller, especially if you're only using part of the shirt. Also, the print-ready should only use the image design; it should not have the shirt template.
The shirt comp should use the shirt template. This should be made square in Photoshop (or some such) and then reduced to 580 x 580.
The design detail should not include the shirt template. You should show enough of the design to catch people's attention, but you may want to use only a portion of the design since it'll be reduced to 240 x 240.
It's best to submit files that are in the dimensions listed and not rely on Woot to shrink or stretch them for you.

Lagbert

The implied grim reaper's robe in version one of the design just wasn't working for most people, so I've added a robe. The over spray on the stencils made it look disjointed, so I made the spray can actively spraying out the stencil. Although the glow in the dark is rather frivolous, I wanted to give it a try. Considering this design is only two inks it should still be cheaper to print that a full 6 color design.

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